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Candlestick Park

San Francisco, CA · 1960–1999 · also known as 3Com Park

Candlestick Park
Photo: NASA, public domain
3,173
Games on file
1960
First
1999
Last

Candlestick Park was a ballpark in San Francisco, CA. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 12, 1960 and the last on September 30, 1999. The register files it under the National League. It was also known as 3Com Park.

3,190 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1960 and 1999. The game logs list the San Francisco Giants as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 69,732. 21 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Willie Mays's 3,000th Hit in 1970, Juan Marichal's No-Hitter in 1963, and Gaylord Perry's No-Hitter in 1968.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 12, 1960, when the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3–1. Larry Jackson started for the St. Louis Cardinals and Sam Jones for the San Francisco Giants. Jocko Conlan was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 30, 1999, when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 9–4. Jeff Williams started for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shawn Estes for the San Francisco Giants. Ron Kulpa was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 62,084, for a game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants on October 9, 1989.

The major leagues also played in San Francisco, CA at Seals Stadium (1958–1959) and AT&T Park (from 2000).

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1970

Willie Mays's 3,000th Hit

Willie Mays singles twice in a 10–1 rout of Montreal at Candlestick Park, becoming the tenth man to 3,000 hits.

1963

Juan Marichal's No-Hitter

Juan Marichal threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the Houston Colt .45's on June 15, 1963, winning 1–0.

1968

Gaylord Perry's No-Hitter

Gaylord Perry threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 17, 1968, winning 1–0.

1968

Ray Washburn's No-Hitter

Ray Washburn threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Francisco Giants on September 18, 1968, winning 2–0.

1975

Ed Halicki's No-Hitter

Ed Halicki threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the New York Mets on August 24, 1975, winning 6–0.

1980

Jerry Reuss's No-Hitter

Jerry Reuss threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants on June 27, 1980, winning 8–0.

1997

Kevin Brown's No-Hitter

Kevin Brown threw a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins against the San Francisco Giants on June 10, 1997, winning 9–0.

1974

Richie Zisk Hits for the Cycle, 1974

Richie Zisk hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the San Francisco Giants on June 9, 1974.

1988

Chris Speier Hits for the Cycle, 1988

Chris Speier hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 9, 1988.

1991

Robby Thompson Hits for the Cycle, 1991

Robby Thompson hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the San Diego Padres on April 22, 1991.

1995

Rondell White Hits for the Cycle, 1995

Rondell White hit for the cycle for the Montreal Expos against the San Francisco Giants on June 11, 1995.

1963

Willie McCovey's Three-Home-Run Game, 1963

Willie McCovey hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the New York Mets on September 22, 1963.

1966

Willie McCovey's Three-Home-Run Game, 1966

Willie McCovey hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the New York Mets on September 17, 1966.

1969

Roberto Clemente's Three-Home-Run Game, 1969

Roberto Clemente hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the San Francisco Giants on August 13, 1969.

1976

Gary Matthews's Three-Home-Run Game, 1976

Gary Matthews hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the Houston Astros on September 25, 1976.

1983

Darrell Evans's Three-Home-Run Game, 1983

Darrell Evans hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the Houston Astros on June 15, 1983.

1986

Eric Davis's Three-Home-Run Game, 1986

Eric Davis hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the San Francisco Giants on September 10, 1986.

1989

Von Hayes's Three-Home-Run Game, 1989

Von Hayes hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the San Francisco Giants on August 29, 1989.

1990

Glenn Davis's Three-Home-Run Game, 1990

Glenn Davis hit three home runs for the Houston Astros against the San Francisco Giants on June 1, 1990.

1994

Barry Bonds's Three-Home-Run Game, 1994

Barry Bonds hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the Cincinnati Reds on August 2, 1994.

1997

Steve Finley's Three-Home-Run Game, 1997

Steve Finley hit three home runs for the San Diego Padres against the San Francisco Giants on June 23, 1997.

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